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Part III: Appendixes
Glossary
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software: The computer programs or instructions that tell the hardware
what tasks to perform. The general classes of software are operating
systems, applications and utilities.
Standby: A feature in Windows 98 that, like Windows 95’s Suspend
command or Toshiba’s Resume Mode, allows you to turn off the
computer without exiting your applications and to continue from
where you left off when you turn on the computer again.
stop bit: In asynchronous serial communications, one or more bits
indicating the end of a block of characters.
Suspend: A feature in Windows 95 or Windows NT that, like Toshiba’s
Resume Mode, allows you to turn the computer off without exiting
your applications and to continue from where you left off when you
turn the computer on again.
synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
characters or events. Synchronous data transmission requires both
the sending and receiving devices to use special synchronizing
characters to correct variations in timing between the devices. See
also
asynchronous.
system disk: A diskette that contains the operating system files that are
used to start the computer. Any physical diskette can be formatted as
a system disk. A system disk is also called a bootable disk.
system prompt: 1) Text indicating that the operating system is ready for
you to enter a command. You can enter an operating-system
command or start a program from a system prompt. With some
programs, you can access the system prompt and start another
program without exiting the first one. 2) Synonym for the MS-DOS
prompt.
T
terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR): A type of program, also called
memory resident, that stays in memory even when not in use.
TFT: A transistor created using thin film technology.
TFT display: See active-matrix display .
thin film: A method used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Thin
film technology uses metals and metal oxides that are “evaporated”
and then deposited on the substrate in the desired pattern to form the
integrated circuit’s passive components (wires, resistors, capacitors).